News from Italy
The Euro Weekly News reports on the most up to date news in Italy so that it’s readership can stay up to date with all the latest developments in countries near and around Spain.
Italy food crisis: empty supermarket shelves as lorry protests hit supplies
Italy is facing growing disruption to food supplies after lorry-driver protests over soaring fuel costs left supermarket shelves bare in parts of the country, with...
Italian shepherd ordered to leave valley following disputes over grazing and dogs
A multi-year feud over ruined gardens, biting sheepdogs, and unpaid fines in the Italian Alps has culminated in a legal standoff that brings attention to...
Spain’s clocks go back this Sunday, giving residents an extra hour in bed
People living in Spain will gain an extra hour in bed this Sunday, October 25, when the clocks go back. Italy’s latest push to restart...
Travelling between Spain and Italy? The extra border checks could soon end
Passengers stepping off flights and ferries between Spain and Italy have faced random ID checks since the summer, and the two prime ministers have now...
Bedbug infestation grounds Qantas plane in Rome after passengers report bites
Imagine spending nearly 17 hours travelling to Europe, only to arrive with itchy bites and discover that the aircraft you were supposed to take home...
Double waterspout turns into tornado in Sicily as cars are overturned and school is badly damaged
A terrifying double waterspout swept ashore in western Sicily on Friday, October 9, turning into a destructive tornado that damaged buildings, overturned cars and left...
How two losing scratch cards and some sticky tape led to a €10M court trial
Winning the jackpot is every scratch card player's dream, however one man from Italy got sick of waiting and tried to speed up the process...
Over 300 exotic animals found crammed into car at Sicilian port bound for Malta
Routine vehicle checks at a Sicilian ferry terminal took a turn when customs officers discovered €100,000 worth of illegal wildlife, packed cruelly into the back...
Company must pay worker €52,000 after sacking him over fear of flying
The fear of flying affects an estimated 500 million people worldwide. Some of those people fly despite their fear, sometimes with the help of medication,...
Something strange is happening beneath Italy – Earth’s crust is slowly ‘unzipping
Deep in the ground of one of Europe's most visited countries, something extraordinary is occurring. The Earth's crust beneath Italy is slowly disintegrating in a...
Rome’s abandoned dogs swap shelter life for a red carpet parade to find forever families
Dogs across Rome recently swapped concrete kennel floors for a celebrity-style runway, captivating crowds of animal lovers in a bid to win over future owners. Four...
Seven under investigation after deadly accident at Rome’s Colosseum
If you've ever stood inside Rome's Colosseum, you may have looked up at the ancient stonework and wondered how people managed to build such a...
Italy moves to limit foreign pupils in classrooms, will Spain follow?
If you have children at school in Spain, you may soon find yourself watching what happens in Italy rather closely, particularly if your local classroom...
Tragic moment mourning family hit by devastating mountain rockfall
Grief wasn't the only emotion of the day when on a mountain highway in Italy an unimaginable disaster struck a family already heading towards a...